Males are more often affected by sex-linked traits than females because ) male hormones such as testosterone often alter the effects of mutations on the x chromosomeb) female hormones such as estrogen often compensate for the effects of mutations on the x chromosomec) x chromosomes in males generally have more mutations than x chromosomes in femalesd) males are hemizygous for the x chromosome

answer; i believe that the correct answer is ; males are hemizygous for the x chromosome;

b.

the framers of the constitution insisted that federal judges be nominated instead of elected due to their desire to have judges above the shifting whims of the masses.

the hope, whether achieved or not, was that federal judges would only be beholden to the law and that by not having judges be elected, they would be protected if that law dictated an outcome that ran counter to popular opinion.